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The 2025-26 Xavier High School girls basketball team. (Photo courtesy of Xavier High School)
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Xavier girls basketball holds off West De Pere

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APPLETON – The Xavier girls basketball team responded from a tough loss two days prior with a 48-44 nonconference win over West De Pere on Monday at Xavier High School.

The Hawks, who suffered a two-point loss to No. 1-ranked Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic on Saturday, came back with a gutty home win to improve to 6-2.

Brynn Krull scored 15 points and Hailey Hafner added 12 for Xavier.

Molly Walder topped West De Pere (3-5) with 13 points.

Xavier will compete at the Hartford Invitational on Dec. 29-30, taking on Kettle Moraine and Slinger.

Hawks 48, Phantoms 44
West De Pere   20   24   –   44
Xavier   25   23   –   48
WEST DE PERE (44): Clara Hoffman 12, Alexa Rattray 4, Molly Walder 13, Makenna Runke 5, Miah Schefchik 2, Cassidy Baciak 8. FG: 16. FT: 8-15. 3-pointers: 4 (Walder 3, Hoffman 1). Fouls: 14. Record: 3-5.
XAVIER (48): Hailey Hafner 12, Brynn Krull 15, Braelee Kiepert 2, Kayla Standish 5, Chloe Pfefferle 7, Layna Petersen 2, Annika Heimann 5. FG: 16. FT: 10-16. 3-pointers: 6 (B. Krull 3, Standish 1, Pfefferle 1, Heimann 1). Fouls 19. Record: 6-2.